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MoU signed to provide “Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories” to farmers

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Digital India Corporation (DIC) have signed an initial pact to provide location specific farm tele-advisories in order to facilitate farmers by providing location specific Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ‘The objective of the MoU is to integrate the existing Interactive Information Dissemination […]

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Former Indian boxer Dinko Singh passed away

Former Indian boxer Dingko Singh, who was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2017, passed away. He was born 1 Jan 1979 in Manipur, India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He won the gold medal for India in the 1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand in 54kg Cat. He also received Country’s fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma

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Anti-hail guns to help out to Himachal’s problem of crop damage

The Himachal Pradesh government will be testing the use of indigenously developed ‘anti-hail guns’ to help out horticulturists who face crop damage due to hailstorms. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 An anti-hail gun is a machine which generates shock waves to disrupt the growth of hailstones in clouds, according to its makers. It comprises a

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UN Security Council Recommends António Guterres for Second Term

The United Nations Security Council recommended the re-election of António Guterres as secretary general, assuring a second term for the Portuguese statesman that will keep him in office until 2027. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the

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Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurates Ambedkar Bhawan of NIEPID

The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhawan (Hostel Building) of NIEPID Secunderabad. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is an Autonomous Body under the administrative control of Deparment of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment It is dedicated to

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Increase in MSP for Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21

The Cabinet Committee has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Government has increased the MSP of Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce. The highest increase in MSP is

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Kerala state government launched Smart Kitchen project

The Kerala government announced the introduction of a Smart Kitchen project, which is meant to modernise kitchens and ease the difficulty faced by homemakers in household chores. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is meant to modernise kitchens and ease the difficulty faced by homemakers in household chores. By enhancing mechanisation in kitchens, women participation

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Over 200 Pakke Tiger Reserve workers may finally get their dues

Over 200 contingency workers of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh went on a strike over non-payment of wages, leaving the tiger reserve unguarded, state Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The tiger reserve is located in Pakke-Kessang district, about 78 km from the state capital. The National Tiger Conservation Authority

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Google to build longest Undersea Cable in the World

Alphabet’s Google is all set to build world’s longest undersea cable Connecting United States, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to bolster Internet connection capacity between these regions. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The cable, called Firmina, will be the longest cable in the world and it will run from the East Coast of the United States

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EIU releases Global Liveability Ranking 2021

The Economist’s Intelligence Unit recently released its annual Global Liveability Index, with New Zealand’s Auckland earning the number 1 spot. According to the EIU survey, six of the top 10 cities are in New Zealand and Australia. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The cities that have risen to the top of the rankings this year

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